Jonathan Ship, DMD, is Professor of Oral Medicine and Director of the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research at New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York. He received his DMD degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He then completed a general practice postgraduate residency at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, and a fellowship in Oral Medicine and Clinical Dental Research at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health.

The focus of Dr. Ship's research has been to gain a better understanding of the influence of aging, systemic diseases, and medications on oral health and function. Many of these studies have focused on salivary physiology, because of the role that saliva plays in the protection and preservation of oral and pharyngeal health, and salivary function in aging adults. His ultimate goal is to develop new techniques for salivary radioprotection in patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancers.

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